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Biology and appearance

Braxas, a yellow-skinned Asogian

Asogians were paddle-footed sentients,[3] small-sized and squat, with long arms that could touch the ground as they walked. Their hands ended in four long fingers. Their head, dominated by two large eyes, was perched atop an extensible neck. Some Asogians had brown, completely hairless skin,[2] while others were yellow-skinned with scattered black hair on the head.[1] Possible eye colors included blue[2] and red.[1]

E.T.: The Book of the Green Planet, a sequel novel to the movie, reveals "Children of the Green Planet" to be the translated name of E.T.'s species. It also mentions several names which other alien species have given E.T.'s homeworld, such as Brodo Asogi, all of which translate to "Green Planet."[13] While a species with the same name and appearance is itself part of Star Warscanon, and the homeworld name is given in Cloak of Deception, the species name is not specified.

When E.T. goes trick-or-treating with the children, he spots a child in a Yoda mask and begins to follow that child saying "Home… home…" (Composer John Williams included a snippet of his "Yoda Theme" from The Empire Strikes Back to accompany this scene.) This could be interpreted as E.T. recognizing a familiar species from his home galaxy.[14]